ALPINE HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04537898 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£403.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £403,022

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£403k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£389k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£86k£171k£257k£343k£428kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£403.0k£408.5k
Current assets£388.9k£428.2k
Cash—£2.5k
Debtors£388.9k£354.6k
Net assets£403.0k£353.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2026-04-13
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  3. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-12
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    WOOD, Garry John resigned
    director
  8. 2022-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-12
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2020-12-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-12-16
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-11-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-02
    ➖
    DOLAN, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-04-02
    ➖
    DOLAN, Matthew resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-31
    ➖
    DOLAN, Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2015-11-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
  22. 2013-06-30
    ➕
    WOOD, Graham James appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-30
    ➕
    WOOD, Garry John appointed
    director
  24. 2002-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPINE HIRE LIMITED
  25. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    BUTLER, Jeremy Wiley appointed
    director
  26. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    DOLAN, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-09-18
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    DOLAN, Matthew appointed
    director
  30. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    DOLAN, Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-09-18
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham James Wood
Individual · English · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Jeremy Wiley Butler
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Garry John Woodceased 01/04/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Matthew Dolanceased 02/04/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Michael Dolanceased 31/07/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

1 Chester Road
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 6BE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BUTLER, Jeremy Wiley→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-18
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Active
WOOD, Graham James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOLAN, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2019-04-02
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-18
Resigned
DOLAN, Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2019-04-02
Resigned
DOLAN, Michael→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
WOOD, Garry John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-30 · resigned 2023-01-12
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge—24/11/2015—
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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30